U.S. Troops and Red Cross in the Trenches Before Calcoocan [P.I.] (1899)

"After driving the Filipinos out of the trenches our troops, after firing one or two volleys, press forward. The enemy returns the fire and the forward rush is marked by a trail of dead and...
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"After driving the Filipinos out of the trenches our troops, after firing one or two volleys, press forward. The enemy returns the fire and the forward rush is marked by a trail of dead and wounded. Following close behind comes hospital corps. Stretchers are quickly brought out and the nurses tenderly care for the fallen and carry them to the rear." Written by
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During the Spanish-American War it wasn't rare for real footage to be released as movies and there were also several studios who were just filming war movies. This Edison film is a bit more ambitious than a lot of their work from this period.

The camera is set in the trench as we see a group of soldiers shooting at the ending. They get out to charge while some Red Cross workers come into the frame to carry off a wounded soldier. There's certainly nothing ground-breaking about this film but it's certainly entertaining. It lasts for under two minutes but there's no doubt that the camera angle was quite good and I especially liked show it was shot.

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